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This information was correct when added, but now may be out of date. If you are unsure or need clarification, contact the medical schools directly.
Resitting modules during years 12 and 13 is usually permitted by medical schools. | |
| Medical School | Allow Resits? | Extenuating Circumstances Only? | Only if Applied There Previously? | Any Other Comments?
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| Aberdeen | Yes | Yes | | We do not normally consider applicants who have achieved less than our minimum academic requirements or who are re-sitting their examinations to upgrade results unless very serious personal difficulties at the time of the first sitting can be demonstrated. To be considered, any serious personal difficulties experienced at the time of undertaking an examination must be declared at the time and validated immediately.
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| Barts and the London | No | | | We do not consider applications from candidates who have retaken their ‘A' levels even if with exceptional extenuating circumstances.
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| Birmingham | Yes | Yes | | Only those who have achieved less than our standard offer by a small margin the first time round may be considered if there are persuasive mitigating circumstances.
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| Brighton and Sussex | Yes | | | Due the large number of applications that we receive at BSMS, we are only able to consider resits if the grades obtained are very close to those actually required for entry to the course. Our decisions on individual applications will of course be guided by the academic referee's predictions about the grades likely to be achieved after re-taking. Candidates re-taking qualifications who wish to be considered for BSMS entry must declare in their UCAS application the A level grades for which they qualified at their first attempt. However, we do not need to be informed if a candidate decides to attempt individual modules more than once within the initial two year period of study. Where there are clear and strong mitigating circumstances for the A2 year then the first attempt at the examinations may be set aside. The applicant’s resits will then be assessed as if they were the first attempt . Note that we will require formal evidence in support of any mitigation claimed.
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| Bristol | | | | Accept AS module resits but not A2 level resits.
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| Cardiff | Yes | Yes | Yes | Exceptional extenuating circumstances must be fully documented and applicant should contact the admissions office before applying. Biology at A2 must be offered with AAAc required. Contact the Admissions Officer for further advice.
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| Dundee | No | | | The selectors do not consider applications based on retaken examinations.
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| East Anglia | Yes | | | BBB from first sitting (ABC is acceptable).Candidates resiting all three A-Level subjects are required to have predicted grades of A*AA (candidates must have a fourth AS or A-Level at Grade B). Candidates who are wishing to resit one subject only will be required to have a predicted A*.
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| Edinburgh | Yes | Yes (very) | | Evidence must be verified prior to UCAS application
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| Glasgow | No | | | Resits for any qualification are not considered
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| Hull York | Yes | Yes | | We don't normally accept results from resits taken in a third year of post-16 education. But if there were extenuating circumstances at your first attempt (and these were communicated to staff at the responsible educational institution at the time), we will consider documentary evidence of these circumstances, and we might then agree to accept resits on an individual basis.
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| Imperial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Must have gained CCC at first sit and get AAA on resit in Winter exams. Extenuating circumstances must be in referee’s statement.
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| Keele | Yes/No | | | We will not consider applications from anybody who is currently re-sitting A-levels or other qualifications required for entry. If you are re-sitting your A-levels – or have taken three years to complete them - you must wait until you have your final grades before applying.
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| Kings | Yes | Yes | | Re-sit applicants are not considered except where there are extenuating circumstances.
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| Leeds | Yes | Yes | No | Applications from candidates who are re-sitting will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and must be well supported by documentary evidence of extenuating circumstances.
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| Leicester | No | | | Occasionally will accept resit applicants if they held a conditional offer at Leicester before and have major extenuating circumstances. The resit offer is AAA.
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| Liverpool | Yes | Yes/No | | They usually must have achieved a minimum of CCC, AS (B) at first sitting. Resit applicants are usually expected to complete their A2 studies within three years. Applicants who are resitting must include a reflection of this in their personal statement and should mention any extenuating circumstances.
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| Manchester | Yes | | | We would only consider a re-sit application from students who achieved AAB in their previous A2 examinations with exams taken at the same sitting after no more than two years of study. Re-applicants must acknowledge and reflect on the need to re-sit in their personal statement.
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| Newcastle | Yes | Yes | | Must provide information on extenuating circumstances, with supporting evidence from GP or school.
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| Nottingham | Yes | Yes | Yes | We only consider re-sit candidates if they have already applied to us, and there are genuine extenuating circumstances which have affected their performance at A-level.
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| Oxford | Yes | | | Applicants who have re-taken their qualifications are eligible to apply, but should bear in mind the following:
•The University of Oxford offers courses that are academically very demanding and aims to select those students who would best be able to benefit from the challenges they make; this is why we require students to demonstrate that they can cope with the workload of taking three full A-levels (or equivalent) in one sitting.
•Additionally, a large proportion of our applicants have passed (or are predicted to pass) A-levels at a high level at the first attempt.
Consequently, other things being equal, applicants who are re-taking their A-levels, whilst eligible, have on average a lower chance of being offered a place than those who are expected to obtain straight As at the first attempt.
Nevertheless, we recognise that students sometimes fail to achieve their potential on first attempt at school because of extreme circumstances beyond their control. We do take mitigating circumstances into account, as long as they are brought to our attention: a clear note should be made of these circumstances in the school reference.
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| Peninsula | Yes | | | AAB in first attempt then A*AA/AAA.
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| Queen's Belfast | Yes | | Yes | The number of offers made to students resitting A-levels has to be restricted. Normally only those who had applied to study Medicine at Queen’s at the first attempt and held an offer (if made) as their conditional firm (CF) choice are considered. In addition they must have achieved AAB+a at first attempt .
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| Sheffield | No | | | "Please note also that we are no longer able to consider A2 resits."
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| Southampton | Yes | Yes, if retaking more than one A level/GCSE | | Applicants who have retaken one A level and/or one GCSE (or equivalent) will be considered as if they had achieved the appropriate grade at the first sitting. Applicants retaking more than one A level or GCSE will be considered provided there were exceptional circumstances related to the first sitting.
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| St Andrews | Yes | Yes | | Candidates who take more than the normal number of years to obtain their qualifications will only be considered if there have been extenuating circumstances that are fully documented.
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| St Georges | No | | |
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| UCL | No | | | Students who need to resit exams in Years 12 and 13 in order to achieve the required grades may struggle
subsequently on our programme. We would suggest that candidates who need to resit examinations in order to
achieve the required grades may not be well prepared for our programme.
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